Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
2009 Singapore Grand Prix
So, the two Brawns of Rubens Barichello and championship-leader Jenson Button are quite a few points in front of blog favorite Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber.
So, in qualifying for this race, Jenson Button didn't make it into the third session of qualifying, so he's somewhere down in 12th or so on the grid. Vettel is 2nd, and Webber 4th. The final person who still has a chance to win the championship, Barichello, crashed near the end of qualifying, and brought the session to an end, while he was in fifth. However, since he had to change his gearbox ahead of schedule, he took a 5 grid-spot penalty down to 10th. But then there was some sort of penalty to another car bumped him up to 9th. I still don't understand how he could still line up in his grid position since he crashed heavily, and pretty much demolished his car.
So, this might be an interesting race due to the championship. But, since its a street circuit, and thus very narrow, there might not be a lot of over-taking, but lets see...
Kind of a poopy start for Vettel. 3rd into the first few corners, and held off an attack from Alonso's Renault. You might remember Alonso as a general, all-around cockbag, and the controversial winner of last year's race here. And by controversial, I mean that his teammate (the ever so useless Nelson Piquet Jr.) crashed on purpose at a specific time to the benefit his teammate.
After a few laps, Vettel still in 3rd, Webber in 4th, Barichello in 7th, and Button out of the points in 10th.
And Nico Rosberg crossed a line he shouldn't have on the pit exit, so he has to serve a drive through penalty right before a safety car period due to Adrian Sutil running into Nick Heidfeld. Nick Heidfeld who had the longest running streak of consecutive race finishes (brought to an end through no fault of his own), and who is also a much loved driver in this household, due to his bearded German-ness.
Standings of those we care about immediately after the safety car period:
Rosberg 2
Vettel 3
Bareichello 6
Button 8th
Webber 9th
And remember that Rosberg still has to serve that drive through penatly. That'll fuck him pretty well, since he has only 3 laps to do it, and the field is really bunched up due to the safety car. Rejoined in 14th after the penalty. That fucked him proper good. Which bumps everyone up one spot.
And a definite boneheaded move by Torro Rosso rookie Jaime Algersuari: Started out of his pit area before anyone was ready, taking his fuel rig with him, and knocking over a couple of his pit crew. Shades of last year's race when Felipe Massa dragged the entire fuel rig down the pit lane after a malfunction in the lighting device telling when to go. No such excuse for Algersuari, as he almost ran down his lollipop guy.
Also, this circuit is really tight, with relatively few run-off areas. It has got to be downright terrifying do drive at any sort of speed.
Pretty good race in the middle for the lead between reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton and the ever so amazing Vettel.
And another thing I haven't mentioned is that Vettel is using his final new engine for the season. Each driver gets a grand total of 8 engines for the season. It didn't really help that Vettel lost 2 engines at Valencia earlier in the year.
And now a drive through for Vettel for speeding in the pits. Lets see how bad that screws him over... Comes out in 9th. But a bunch of people ahead of him still have pit stops to make. Vettel's good to go to the end. Although he ran wide and went over one of the kerbs, and damaged his diffuser. And if you remember the blog posts from the earlier part of the season, where there was a lot of discussion of the legality of the "double diffuser" on the Williams, Brawn, and Toyota cars. So, obviously, the diffuser is an important part of the aerodynamic package of the car.
And Webber just lost his brakes, and puts himself into the wall. Thus end his championship chances. And now they just pulled both Torro Rosso cars from the race. Both of which share a very similar chassis to the Red Bull chassis. In addition, both the Torro Rossos and the Red Bulls share the same brakes. So, what does that spell for Vettel's race, and more importantly his brakes? Who knows... I'll let you know.
OK, I'll admit. This race was actually a lot more exciting and nerve-wracking for Vettel fans than I originally would have thought. Vettel's into 4th, with Button in 5th and Barrichello in 6th.
And apparently after losing pieces of his diffuser and his rear-view mirror, Vettel still seems to be on pace.
Also, Jenson Button sounds completely hilarious on the radio.
And despite my urgings, neither of the Brawns seem to be running into each other, or putting themselves into a wall. I'm sad...
And now Button seems to be having some brake issues as well... Hopefully that should mean that he won't be able to push Vettel as much... And since this is F1, it's push. It'd be poosh if it were in MotoGP.
Sadly it looks like we won't be seeing Kimi on the podium this race. With 2 laps to go, he's in 10th. That is a shame, as he is a fantastic podium-interviewee.
So, Vettel is no 25 points behind Button in the Championship, with 3 races (a total of 30 possible points) left to win. Barichello is 15 points behind Button (and thus 10 points ahead of Vettel). Webber now has no chance, as he is 32.5 points adrift.
So, in qualifying for this race, Jenson Button didn't make it into the third session of qualifying, so he's somewhere down in 12th or so on the grid. Vettel is 2nd, and Webber 4th. The final person who still has a chance to win the championship, Barichello, crashed near the end of qualifying, and brought the session to an end, while he was in fifth. However, since he had to change his gearbox ahead of schedule, he took a 5 grid-spot penalty down to 10th. But then there was some sort of penalty to another car bumped him up to 9th. I still don't understand how he could still line up in his grid position since he crashed heavily, and pretty much demolished his car.
So, this might be an interesting race due to the championship. But, since its a street circuit, and thus very narrow, there might not be a lot of over-taking, but lets see...
Kind of a poopy start for Vettel. 3rd into the first few corners, and held off an attack from Alonso's Renault. You might remember Alonso as a general, all-around cockbag, and the controversial winner of last year's race here. And by controversial, I mean that his teammate (the ever so useless Nelson Piquet Jr.) crashed on purpose at a specific time to the benefit his teammate.
After a few laps, Vettel still in 3rd, Webber in 4th, Barichello in 7th, and Button out of the points in 10th.
And Nico Rosberg crossed a line he shouldn't have on the pit exit, so he has to serve a drive through penalty right before a safety car period due to Adrian Sutil running into Nick Heidfeld. Nick Heidfeld who had the longest running streak of consecutive race finishes (brought to an end through no fault of his own), and who is also a much loved driver in this household, due to his bearded German-ness.
Standings of those we care about immediately after the safety car period:
Rosberg 2
Vettel 3
Bareichello 6
Button 8th
Webber 9th
And remember that Rosberg still has to serve that drive through penatly. That'll fuck him pretty well, since he has only 3 laps to do it, and the field is really bunched up due to the safety car. Rejoined in 14th after the penalty. That fucked him proper good. Which bumps everyone up one spot.
And a definite boneheaded move by Torro Rosso rookie Jaime Algersuari: Started out of his pit area before anyone was ready, taking his fuel rig with him, and knocking over a couple of his pit crew. Shades of last year's race when Felipe Massa dragged the entire fuel rig down the pit lane after a malfunction in the lighting device telling when to go. No such excuse for Algersuari, as he almost ran down his lollipop guy.
Also, this circuit is really tight, with relatively few run-off areas. It has got to be downright terrifying do drive at any sort of speed.
Pretty good race in the middle for the lead between reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton and the ever so amazing Vettel.
And another thing I haven't mentioned is that Vettel is using his final new engine for the season. Each driver gets a grand total of 8 engines for the season. It didn't really help that Vettel lost 2 engines at Valencia earlier in the year.
And now a drive through for Vettel for speeding in the pits. Lets see how bad that screws him over... Comes out in 9th. But a bunch of people ahead of him still have pit stops to make. Vettel's good to go to the end. Although he ran wide and went over one of the kerbs, and damaged his diffuser. And if you remember the blog posts from the earlier part of the season, where there was a lot of discussion of the legality of the "double diffuser" on the Williams, Brawn, and Toyota cars. So, obviously, the diffuser is an important part of the aerodynamic package of the car.
And Webber just lost his brakes, and puts himself into the wall. Thus end his championship chances. And now they just pulled both Torro Rosso cars from the race. Both of which share a very similar chassis to the Red Bull chassis. In addition, both the Torro Rossos and the Red Bulls share the same brakes. So, what does that spell for Vettel's race, and more importantly his brakes? Who knows... I'll let you know.
OK, I'll admit. This race was actually a lot more exciting and nerve-wracking for Vettel fans than I originally would have thought. Vettel's into 4th, with Button in 5th and Barrichello in 6th.
And apparently after losing pieces of his diffuser and his rear-view mirror, Vettel still seems to be on pace.
Also, Jenson Button sounds completely hilarious on the radio.
And despite my urgings, neither of the Brawns seem to be running into each other, or putting themselves into a wall. I'm sad...
And now Button seems to be having some brake issues as well... Hopefully that should mean that he won't be able to push Vettel as much... And since this is F1, it's push. It'd be poosh if it were in MotoGP.
Sadly it looks like we won't be seeing Kimi on the podium this race. With 2 laps to go, he's in 10th. That is a shame, as he is a fantastic podium-interviewee.
So, Vettel is no 25 points behind Button in the Championship, with 3 races (a total of 30 possible points) left to win. Barichello is 15 points behind Button (and thus 10 points ahead of Vettel). Webber now has no chance, as he is 32.5 points adrift.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
Deborah Gibson, Lorenzo Lamas (2009) A battle between two prehistoric sea creatures endangers the California coast.
Syfy Saturday movie from 8/29.
In case you were wondering, this movie is proof that whales explode when they run into glaciers. FYI.
Also, I should probably mention that this is one of those "The Asylum" movies. So we all know it's gonna be awesome.
Uh... what the hell... a giant shark just ate a 747. At altitude...
In other news, The Asylum doesn't know the difference between a destroyer and a battleship. And they just showed the giant shark closing on the "destroyer" from the side. And yet the ship's main guns are firing directly forwards. No change of angle, no elevation.
And now (approximately 1 hour later) the giant shark just ate a battleship. Or, bit a battleship in half, to be more accurate. And now it took a huge chunk out of the Golden Gate Bridge. And then they lost it on their scopes. Honestly, how hard can it be to find a shark that utterly out-sizes a battleship inside San Francisco Bay? Since their amazing plan seemed to be to lure the shark into the Bay, and then do something about it, it would seem that they should be prepared for that eventuality. But, then you'd be far too optimistic. After all we've still got a half an hour of movie left.
And then about 18 hours later, the movie's finally done.... It ended somehow. And I don't know or care why or how.
Syfy Saturday movie from 8/29.
In case you were wondering, this movie is proof that whales explode when they run into glaciers. FYI.
Also, I should probably mention that this is one of those "The Asylum" movies. So we all know it's gonna be awesome.
Uh... what the hell... a giant shark just ate a 747. At altitude...
In other news, The Asylum doesn't know the difference between a destroyer and a battleship. And they just showed the giant shark closing on the "destroyer" from the side. And yet the ship's main guns are firing directly forwards. No change of angle, no elevation.
And now (approximately 1 hour later) the giant shark just ate a battleship. Or, bit a battleship in half, to be more accurate. And now it took a huge chunk out of the Golden Gate Bridge. And then they lost it on their scopes. Honestly, how hard can it be to find a shark that utterly out-sizes a battleship inside San Francisco Bay? Since their amazing plan seemed to be to lure the shark into the Bay, and then do something about it, it would seem that they should be prepared for that eventuality. But, then you'd be far too optimistic. After all we've still got a half an hour of movie left.
And then about 18 hours later, the movie's finally done.... It ended somehow. And I don't know or care why or how.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
No More Movies
I'm not going to watch any more movies tonight. While that may be an obvious choice, due to the lateness of the hour, that is not the reason I am making this post. It is because I am apparently cursed with watching the shittiest of the shitty movies today. And I'd rather not continue that trend. So, I'll stop for now, and hope for better luck at some future date.
Pooping is Fun Again!
Well, maybe fun is the wrong word, but its a lot less terrifying now, and a lot more pleasurable. Now that my bathroom lights work again, and the toilet seat isn't broken. Previously, you'd be pooping in the dark, and if you shifted your weight improperly, there was a decent chance that you'd end up in the drink. Which, while being a euphemism for going into the water, seems wholly inappropriate when talking about ending up in the toilet. Especially when you're in the middle of takin' care of business. So, we're gonna go ahead and forget I ever said that.
Anyways, I'm about an entire Climbing magazine behind in my can reading, due to these previously poor pooping circumstances. I tried to ensure that most of my pooping was done at work, and when I did poop at home, I was spending too much effort concentrating on not falling in.
So, now I can poop in peace again. The world is a much better place than it was earlier this week.
Anyways, I'm about an entire Climbing magazine behind in my can reading, due to these previously poor pooping circumstances. I tried to ensure that most of my pooping was done at work, and when I did poop at home, I was spending too much effort concentrating on not falling in.
So, now I can poop in peace again. The world is a much better place than it was earlier this week.
Tornado: Nature Unleashed
Daniel Bernhardt, Ruth Platt (2004) A massive tornado threatens the lives of a journalist, a producer and a town of Gypsies.
Again, it really annoys me how they leave out the comma before the final part of a list. But you should already know that, unless you actually haven't been reading my blog all too much...
And there was just a scene where a guitar flew by, being propelled by a tornado. I guess Twister had the monopoly on cows and stuff, and the Wizard of Oz had darn near everything else, so they had to get something quirky.
Also, this movie wasn't a Syfy Saturday or Sunday movie, so I really don't feel compelled in any way to ensure that I finish watching and/or reviewing this movie. Especially if it sucks...
And some guy was strapped to a Combine while he was filming a tornado. And for some reason, he decided the best way to convince his son to go back in the house was to unbuckle himself from the combine. And get blown away by the tornado. Way to go, moron.
In fact, I'm relatively certain that I won't be finished this one. The only reason I recorded it is because I've seen all sorts of other "Nature Unleashed" movies, ranging from Fire to Volcano, to probably a few other ones. Might as well complete the set. Or not, because they're all terrible.
And for some reason, a movie about tornadoes seems to involve a good amount of good vs. evil stuff... Rather nonsensically, though...
I think this one should be called "Shit: Nature Unleashed". Its that bad. Remember how I complained about the really annoyingly stereotypical Italian accents that everyone had in that Volcano one? This one's the same thing, only with Romania, rather than Italy. Only since no one really knows what a Romanian accent is, they've just gone with a generic Russian-type accent. With heavily emphasized rolling of the "H" sound. Even in words where there is no "H" sound. Like "are". And it kinda sounds like the actors are unaccustomed to rolling their consonant sounds. Because it sounds completely forced, and completely unnatural. Even though those last two things mean exactly the same thing.
Which reminds me of the really stupid joke: What do you call the guy running down the hall of the UN? "Russian". And the follow-up: What do you call the guy in the bathroom of the UN? "European".
Pure comedy gold.
And quite possibly the most important thing I learned while watching this movie was that I need more chocolate sauce. And more ice cream while I'm at it. Got about one serving left...
Bottom line: Don't watch this movie. Ever. No matter how much you're tempted. Although, I have no idea why you would be tempted...
Again, it really annoys me how they leave out the comma before the final part of a list. But you should already know that, unless you actually haven't been reading my blog all too much...
And there was just a scene where a guitar flew by, being propelled by a tornado. I guess Twister had the monopoly on cows and stuff, and the Wizard of Oz had darn near everything else, so they had to get something quirky.
Also, this movie wasn't a Syfy Saturday or Sunday movie, so I really don't feel compelled in any way to ensure that I finish watching and/or reviewing this movie. Especially if it sucks...
And some guy was strapped to a Combine while he was filming a tornado. And for some reason, he decided the best way to convince his son to go back in the house was to unbuckle himself from the combine. And get blown away by the tornado. Way to go, moron.
In fact, I'm relatively certain that I won't be finished this one. The only reason I recorded it is because I've seen all sorts of other "Nature Unleashed" movies, ranging from Fire to Volcano, to probably a few other ones. Might as well complete the set. Or not, because they're all terrible.
And for some reason, a movie about tornadoes seems to involve a good amount of good vs. evil stuff... Rather nonsensically, though...
I think this one should be called "Shit: Nature Unleashed". Its that bad. Remember how I complained about the really annoyingly stereotypical Italian accents that everyone had in that Volcano one? This one's the same thing, only with Romania, rather than Italy. Only since no one really knows what a Romanian accent is, they've just gone with a generic Russian-type accent. With heavily emphasized rolling of the "H" sound. Even in words where there is no "H" sound. Like "are". And it kinda sounds like the actors are unaccustomed to rolling their consonant sounds. Because it sounds completely forced, and completely unnatural. Even though those last two things mean exactly the same thing.
Which reminds me of the really stupid joke: What do you call the guy running down the hall of the UN? "Russian". And the follow-up: What do you call the guy in the bathroom of the UN? "European".
Pure comedy gold.
And quite possibly the most important thing I learned while watching this movie was that I need more chocolate sauce. And more ice cream while I'm at it. Got about one serving left...
Bottom line: Don't watch this movie. Ever. No matter how much you're tempted. Although, I have no idea why you would be tempted...
High Plains Invaders (again)
I now remember why I stopped watching this and went and watched Top Gear. Its pretty tewwible. Oh, I'm sorry. I meant "watchin' " as opposed to "watching".
And as I suspected: It was shifty scientist guy's fault. He was mining for Uranium, and so is the insects.
And apparently these creatures is really clumsy. As they can walk into a rope at an absurdly slow speed, and they'll get knocked over. And then I guess they die when you shoot them in the eye.
Also, they seem to shoot out chunks of uranium as a weapon. I'm guessing that somehow they're going to achieve a nuclear yield by bodging together some dynamite and uranium chunks. And then I will laugh my ass off, and complain about it for a while. Stay tuned..
And since its been a week since I watched the first bit of this movie, I don't have to reference any predictions I made in the first half, because, chances are, my reader(s) is/are too lazy too look it up. Although I might as well. It seems that the alien critter doo-dahs just killed the bounty hunter woman. So, it looks like the other female character is actually the love interest, and not bounty hunter woman.
I was about to complain about how they didn't notice a gigantic alien critter following their wagon, but then I realized that this was maybe part of their plan. And then I realized that I didn't care.
And then for some reason the alien mother ship exploded. I honestly have no idea why.
And as I suspected: It was shifty scientist guy's fault. He was mining for Uranium, and so is the insects.
And apparently these creatures is really clumsy. As they can walk into a rope at an absurdly slow speed, and they'll get knocked over. And then I guess they die when you shoot them in the eye.
Also, they seem to shoot out chunks of uranium as a weapon. I'm guessing that somehow they're going to achieve a nuclear yield by bodging together some dynamite and uranium chunks. And then I will laugh my ass off, and complain about it for a while. Stay tuned..
And since its been a week since I watched the first bit of this movie, I don't have to reference any predictions I made in the first half, because, chances are, my reader(s) is/are too lazy too look it up. Although I might as well. It seems that the alien critter doo-dahs just killed the bounty hunter woman. So, it looks like the other female character is actually the love interest, and not bounty hunter woman.
I was about to complain about how they didn't notice a gigantic alien critter following their wagon, but then I realized that this was maybe part of their plan. And then I realized that I didn't care.
And then for some reason the alien mother ship exploded. I honestly have no idea why.
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